Dent Final Flashcards
SOft tissue
Pulp, nerve Vein Artery Nerve Lymphatic
Maxilla
Upper jaw
Mandible
Lower jaw
Alveolus
Tooth that sits in jaw bone
Alveolar process
Bone that supports teeth
Dentition
Teeth
Deciduous
Baby teeth, primary
Exfoliation
Lost of baby teeth into adult teeth
Anterior teeth
6 front teeth
Incisor
Biting edges of anteriors 6
Posterior teeth
Molars and premolars
Premolars
Bicuspids
Molars
Last 3 teeth
Crown
Covered by enamel
Dentin
Underneath enamel
Second layer of tooth
60% hydroxyapatite
18% organic matter
Cementum
Outer covering for root
40% hydroxyapatite
Attached gingiva
Gum attached alveolus (jaw)
Keratinization tissue
Unattached gingiva
Non keratinized tissue
Sulcus
Space between teeth and gum
Labial
Outside surface towards lips
Buccal
Outside surface towards cheek
Lingual
Inside surface toward the tongue
Occlusal
Chewing surface
Proximal
Surface of tooth joining another
Mesial
Surface of tooth toward median line
Distal
Surface of tooth away from median line
Cusp
Tapering projection on the crown of tooth
Cingular
Large round eminence on cervical one third of the crown
Fossa
Depressions and concavitites
Pit
Middle of tooth